There are only two ways of telling the complete truth—anonymously and posthumously.

—Thomas Sowell

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Thomas Sowell ( SOHL; born June 30, 1930) is an American economist, economic historian, and social theorist. With widely published commentary and books—and as a guest on TV and radio—he is a well-known voice in the American conservative movement as a prominent black conservative. He is a senior fellow at...

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It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance.

—Thomas Sowell

An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens.

—Thomas Sowell

Associate with well-mannered persons and your manners will improve. Run around with decent folk and your own decent instincts will be strengthened.

—Thomas Sowell

Much of the social history of the Western world over the past three decades has involved replacing what worked with what sounded good.

—Thomas Sowell

Much of the social history of the Western world over the past three decades has involved replacing what worked with what sounded good.

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Great men's errors are to be venerated as more fruitful than little men's truths.

—Friedrich Nietzsche

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The men the American public admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth.

—H. L. Mencken

Just say something real. Everyone just always tries so hard, and it all comes out the same. I just want someone to say something real.

—Katie Alender in Bad Girls Don’t Die

I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours.

—Hunter S. Thompson

Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.

—Samuel Johnson

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